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The baby weighed 8lbs 6oz and was born at 4.24pm, the palace said."Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight," Kensington Palace said in a statement.""The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess ofCornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news.The official notice of birth has left St Mary's Hospital and is making its way towards Buckingham Palace.The new royal baby is third in line to the throne and a future king. A great-grandchild to the Queen - her third - the newborn will also one day be crowned sovereign.If the baby follows after the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge as king, he will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England.The baby's uncle, Prince Harry, now moves to fourth in line to the throne, while the Duke of York shifts down to fifth and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to sixth and seventh place.

I wonder, quite seriously, about the sort of people Sky TV news wish to cater for. This afternoon they had a camera focused on a hospital door for over 90 minutes. It wasn't even a particularly preposessing door either.

I've not seen the TV coverage, but I heartily congratulate the parents on their wonderful news. Iâ€™m sure they feel every bit as joyous as we did when our two beautiful daughters were born. Iâ€™ve no intention of allowing the crass behaviour of photo journalists and the gawpers to sour my goodwill.

Jumper wrote:Iâ€™ve no intention of allowing the crass behaviour of photo journalists and the gawpers to sour my goodwill.

Good for you

I also wish them all the best, but watching the antics of the media, I can't help thinking of the dozens of babies born today, possibly with a class A drug addiction, for no other purpose than to facilitate the triggering of certain benefits, who won't be worthy of the attentions of the media until they have either suffered abuse, or have grown old enough and feral enough to come to the attention of the Judiciary.

Jumper wrote:Iâ€™ve no intention of allowing the crass behaviour of photo journalists and the gawpers to sour my goodwill.

Good for you

I also wish them all the best, but watching the antics of the media, I can't help thinking of the dozens of babies born today, possibly with a class A drug addiction, for no other purpose than to facilitate the triggering of certain benefits, who won't be worthy of the attentions of the media until they have either suffered abuse, or have grown old enough and feral enough to come to the attention of the Judiciary.

A sad indictment of today's society. People care more about 'celebrity culture' than they do their own real environment.